1. We know beer - you don’t.
I don’t know who labeled your dishwater “beer”, but it’s misleading. When you order a beer in Germany - don’t expect it to be ice cold. And yes, the foam is intended to be there.
2. The Autobahn
This much is true: On the autobahn no speed limit sign actually means no speed limit.
3. Soccer is not for chicks. Well, not only.
In Germany most women don’t care about soccer. Men do. Combine the American fondness for football, basketball and baseball, and you have an idea what soccer means to us.
4. When you want to see people wearing “Lederhosen” - go to Bavaria.
Bavaria is the German Texas. People speak in a funny way, wear strange things and the rest of the country makes fun of them. The Bavarian “Lederhosen” are like the Texan cowboy hats.
5. Sundays are for relaxation, not for shopping. The same goes for holidays - and we’ve got lots of them.
Yes, Germans like rules and this is one most foreigners don’t understand. Shopping of all kind is done weekdays from 8 am to 9 pm (every shop has different times, but most open in this timeframe). The only exception: Gas stations. That’s why some of them look like small grocery stores.
6. Don’t expect us to smile. We’re not at Wal-Mart.
In the 90s Wal-Mart spent billions to become a big shot in Germany’s retail market. Greeting customers, smiling, being friendly,suppressing unions - the whole package. In 2006 they sold their stores and left. We’re not big at smiling for no reason.
7. Don’t speak German? Try English.
Most Germans, age 40 and below, speak English. Maybe their English is not perfect, but you should get by. Oh, and should you feel the urge to laugh about their accent - Try to speak German. We like a good laugh now and then, too.
8. When you hear “Volksmusik” - RUN!
It’s like an endless polka of hell. Although I don’t have scientific proof, I am sure that Volksmusik can melt your brain.
9. Yes, we have a public transportation system.
With the exception of tiny villages you can go nearly everywhere without a car. If you don’t understand why this is important to us, fill up your gas tank at a German gas station and look at your bill. And we tend to be environmentalists.
10. You don’t like to see two men kissing? Look the other way (And don’t go to Cologne).
Like I said in another post - unless we want to be involved, we don’t care about other people’s sexuality. Oh, and Cologne is like the gay capital of Germany.
11. I don’t care what you have heard about European liberality when it comes to sex and drugs - This is not Holland!
No coffee shops, no legal drug supply. When it comes to drugs, Germany is not much different from the US.
12. If you don’t want to see nipples, don’t turn on the tv.
I’m serious. Especially the program of the private stations at night can be a series of phone sex commercials.
13. It’s not pessimism when you know that everything is bad.
One day god told the people: “The world is going to end.” The Germans were pissed and went home. Then he continued: “It will take a couple of billion years.” The Americans were happy. Okay, I can’t proof it, but I guess that’s how it happened.
14. Should you travel with kids age 16 or older: Watch them.
They are legally allowed to drink beer and wine. No hard liquor, though.
15. No math needed. Our stated prices include taxes.
I never understood why you put price tags on products, that don’t state what you have to pay.
16. Don’t wait to be seated.
Look, there is an empty nice table. Have a seat. Easy concept.
17. Tips are nice, but not mandatory.
In Germany a waiter’s salary is enough to get by. It’s not much, but makes a tip not mandatory. In Germany it is a pure sign of gratitude for a good service.
18. We use 220/230 V instead of 110 V. Buy an adapter.
Seriously, you wouldn’t believe how many tourists come here unprepared.
19. The nazi-times are long gone.
But that doesn’t mean that there are not some leftovers. If someone looks like a Skinhead, shouts like a skinhead and smells like a skinhead - trust your judgement and try to avoid him. Especially in Eastern Germany.
20. Don’t believe everything you read on the web. Not even this list.
It’s a generalization. Most people you meet in a German city are not that much different than the ones at home. We can be friendly and funny and very hospitably.
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Nice, humorous list and a small peek at Germany.
Good reading , might I also point you and others to Spiegel’s Guide to Surviving Germany full of great details such as bluntness not being rudeness , gummy bears , stats , and ill health for the health obsessed chain smoking German.
http://www.spiegel.de/international/0,1518,411291,00.html
A few more points.
Its normal to spend time in queues here, or wait for appointments. When I first got to Germany, I would see long queues at the supermarket, and only 1 or 2 checkouts operating, so I thought the registers must have been down, or staff must have been sick, and went away to come back later, only to find the queues are still there. Its normal to have most of the checkouts closed, and to have to wait a while. Same when you have to register where you live at the local government offices. I went in and was told to wait, so I thought, ok I will come back later when they arent busy, but even if you do you still have to wait. Oh and most government offices are only open in the mornings around 4 days per week.
There are a lot of holidays in Germany, but its not actually that you get to use them for yourself. Because of the restrictive opening times, you actually have to take most of these holidays just to take care of your appointments, like at the finance amt, foreigner amt, etc etc. Sometimes you need to take a day off just to take care of the shopping if you have normal office hours and need something thats not on your way home. For most Germans its not a problem. Young people tend to stay at home till they get married, and so there mothers can do the errands, and in married couples the wife usually doesnt work or only works part time. In reality, the amount of holidays you actually get to use for your own time, are comparable to other countries.
A lot more traditional regarding womens roles, especially in “mens jobs”. I once asked a professor of engineering who taught at both a normal and a military university, what the ratio of women in his classes was. He said there were no women at all, and I said, oh ok, what about the normal university, and he said, oh I meant the normal university, of course theres no women in my military uni classes either! Very uncommen to see women in the military in germany.
Compulsory military service for all young males, and if they claim to be contientious objectors they can wipe old peoples bums as part of civil service instead. Hard to believe that a modern democratic country still basically enslaves their young men for one of the most important periods in their lives.
Constitution and free speech. In Germany there is the grund-gesetz which is often translated as constitution, but its not a constitution. Its simply another layer of law that the government uses to specify the peoples rights, rather than the other way around which would normally be expected from a constitution.
Also, no free speech in Germany! Be very careful what movies you watch, books you read, or political opinions you have, there are huge lists of whats ok and not ok. There is even a list of permissable names you have to choose from when naming your children.
Tax in Germany is extremly opressive, including compulsory insurances, it can exceed 65%. Seperation of church and state is also not a feature of german society, the government even collects tax on behalf of the churchs, and if you dont pay it, you cant get married in a church, nor can you have a funeral.
TVs and radio have to be licensed! Somehow, its ok for a private company, not even a government department, to charge you for each tv and radio you own. I think its something like 5 euros per month for radios and 15 for tvs. If you dont pay they will look in your window, take photos and if you have a tv or something you will get fined 1000 euros.
Turkish guest workers. If your parents came to germany in the 50s or 60s as a “guest worker” and you are born in germany, never even been to turkey, might not even speak turkish, you cant get german citizenship. To the govt you are not considered german, and have little political rights.
Also, if you are jewish, be prepared for a lot of guilt puss. Hell we pretended to be jewish just to be guaraunteed to be able to sleep with all the hot german girls. Second most likey group of people to get to sleep with german women are blacks. They cant get enough.
Hey Kurt,
some of the points only count for the majority and some aren’t true.
For example, if you are a so called “guest worker”, your childrens born in germany are german. No matter what nationality you have. At least they can have 2 nationalities when you are from europe yourself. I was born in italy for example, my parents are both german. Now I am german, but can also be italien at the same time, if I want to.
Freedom of speech is important to us. Exeptions are made, when it is getting to rasicm. I don’t even heared of any movies or books that are forbidden to read, there are of course restrictions for your age. When you are 18+, there are no restrictions, you are grown up then. But if you are younger, you are not allowed to drink, drive cars, watch movies with sexual or hard violence contents. In germany we got age classifications for movies from 0-6, 6-12, 12-16, 16-18, 18+
Same with computer / other games.
And some facts about military. 99% of the german school finisher dont want to join the military. But the military needs those to keep their business up. Thats why there is a law you have to join for at least 9 month. Then you are “free”
If you dont want to join the military, you have to work 9 month in the health system. That can be that you go and buy food for old people, talk to them, have a walk with them and things like that. So things you want to do when you are old
Stupid about that system is, it still only refers to male germans. If you are female, you can study directly after school. Military is optional, if you want to. Thats a reason, why there are only few women in military. As a fact… nearly nobody wants to join. But studying at the military is very good, so if you join, you join the airforce. You have to stay 12 years and get paid very well.
Birthrate in germany decreased over the last 10 years and still does. More and more women dont stay at home, they go to work and women in “mens jobs” are increasing.
hehehe, that is funny
NO.we know beer - you don’t!
I don’t know who labeled your german dishwater “beer”, but it’s misleading. When you order a beer in Belgium - don’t expect it to be a half liter yellow water bottle tasting like well… water. And yes, the foam is definitely intended to be there.
just so we are clear on that.
I want my bicycle back!
OMG YES!!
lived in germany, had to move back, now i am always commuting in an ugly car all day. WHY?
@ Kurt: I agree with most of your statements. A couple of objections though:
- By holiday I didn’t mean vacation, but official and religious holidays. You’re absolutely right about vacation days.
- No free speech? Come on. As long as your not flat out abusive, you are free to talk. And you can’t buy indexed (for lack of a better term) movies or books, so watch what you want.
- Social and health insurance are no taxes. And what do you think happens to non-church members when they are dead? They don’T rot in open air.
- Of course a Turkish citizen can become a German citizen. Most of the young Turks I know just wait to avoid military service. Can you blame them?
Most Americans (myself included, sometimes!) think that verbally abusing people is an important part of “free speech”
The word you’re looking for, i think, is “censored”. (Although i don’t really know the process, so maybe that’s inaccurate.)
I have to agree on the “taxes” front. Especially now that i don’t have any insurance and don’t have any prospect of getting insurance from a job for at least another year or two… Unless i drop out of college, of course. That’s looking REALLY GOOD right about now…
@ Donderwolk: Okay, got me *g*. That line was directed at the US-readers. If I remember my beer-drinking days right, Belgium beer really is good :-).
Oh yeah, and police dont need search warrants in germany either, prividing you are within 100ks of a border, train station, or autobahn, which covers the whole country. Normally its no problem for white people, but if you are african or middle eastern, be prepared for long delays while you get searched by the police especially when going anywhere in a car or on the train.
Ja, und auch in Californien gibt es viel gut Bier. Sorry, my German’s not what it used to be (and it was never that good), but I think everything you said is true.
With respect to point 20: A few years ago I worked in Germany for a couple of months. As a New Zealander working for a British company I was asked by several Germans of my first impressions of the Germans. They didn’t seem too impressed when I said I was surprised to find the Germans almost identical to the Brits but with far nicer leather jackets.
In Britain the Germans have a bad reputation. Two claims are taken as gospel: That Germans don’t know how to queue and that Germans are rude, arrogant and aloof. Don’t know where that legend about the queing comes from, I certainly didn’t notice it. I also found the Germans to be some of the friendliest and most helpful people I’ve come across. Stand on any street corner in (Western) Germany and open a map and you’ll see what I mean: Within 30 seconds someone will come up and ask (in English) if they can help you.
Simon, I don’t know where in Germany you’ve been, but where I live every time a bus/tram/train stops it’s a rat race to get in. No lines at all, old ladies standing while healthy mid-aged men are seated (with a bag on the near seat, so no one sits near them!) and stuff like this is really commonplace. That was my biggest disappointment with the germans. I’m glad it’s not everywhere.
That said, they are indeed very helpful and polite (when not rushing to a tram). The anecdote about the map is so true - actually if they notice you’re a foreigner some might just start to chat with you, out of the blue. I always wonder what makes they behave so differently on public transports.
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mmm…no drugs in germany…you obviously arnt into techno, but then that only originated in detroit.
american person: and like isnt that full off black people? oh if its black people! real americams are wholesome god fearin folk, who think south korea is austrailia.
american perception of other countries in appaling, but what do you expect when you all live in shopping malls.
A shame for Walter Benjamin that the above buffoon took to sharing his name. What does the first line have to do with anything? The second couplet was incomprehensible. The third bit is a fine blanket statement that has no merit. I’d reckon that the fellow here has unwittingly (I imagine he is short in the wit department) engaged in a bit of hypocrisy in the final line in ascribing, with appalling perception and a good measure of ignorance, a blanket characterization on a whole country.
Trottel.
“We know beer - you don’t.”
Actually beers are stronger in Asia ;-p
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True, true…
What can I say. Germans are still Germans. There is nothing new under the sun!
I love Germany, and wish I learned German as well, but don’t have enough time. I like your beer, your steaks, your icecream, your cars, the AutoBahn, and the Koln Dome, and so many others… . Great country you have, make sure it says this way. Next time I’m in Germany, I’ll do my best to visit the Walhala Temple in Regensburg.
PS: Very nice post! My best wishes!
I wish Germans would come to discover our amazing selection of fine, handcrafted beers. We have more that 5,000 breweries in the US, none of which you have ever heard of. “American” beer is supposed to be watery and cold, because it’s more of an alcoholic soft drink than anything else. People who actually enjoy beer get a Sam Adams, Yeungling, Magic Hat, Long Trail, Fat Tire, Narangansette, Blue moon, Newport Storm, or any of thousands of other beers. Hefeweizen is becoming quite popular as of late. Our cheap beers are just representative of the mild British lagers we took over with us - believe me, beer has evolved greatly in the US. I have a distant relative in Germany - apparently she is a 6 foot tall biker lesbian tattoo artist - I’d love to see the country just to score some free ink.
I think this was intended for american because it doesn’t apply for most of Europe. Plus the average intelligence and understanding of other cultures is generally allot higher in those countries. Secondly YES!! america do only have baby piss for beer ….i hate calling it that its barley larger but that doesn’t mean Germany is the only country that still makes good ales and beers England and all other European countries generally hold good standing in the world of brewing
Peace
Brian
8 & 9 rulez!
on each techno/house party it’s a plenty of these “things”.
drugs in Germany
What I learned from my stay in Germany is that Germans LOVE rules
Im about to travel to germany in May and I am very excited.
Also, please note that Miller lite, bud light, coorslight, Pabst are all shit beer. So please dont base American beer off of those.
Cant wait to bang your women!
nah just come to Holland guys .forget about germany they dont sell dope 8p
@Kurt
It’s not true what you say about separation of church and state. It’s separated, that is why you can marry without being a member of the church, but of course you cannot marry IN a church then. You also can’t marry in a mosque if you are not muslim, right?
And the church taxes are collected by the state and then given to the church. This is, because the taxes depend on your income and the church is not allowed to know what’s your income (seperation of church and state!).
About the free speech I can’t understand, why you say that. There are also no lists for names, when naming your children. I don’t know who told you that. Maybe you shouldn’t try to name your kid “Adolf Hitler Müller” but everything else is ok. Then there is one book, that is not allowed to buy (or to possess) and that is “Mein Kampf” by Hitler. All other books, movies etc are allowed and there are no lists of what is ok and what is not.
Lederhosen are traditional costumes. you usually just wear them on special occasions like weddings or the oktoberfest. i live in bavaria and people are not wearing lederhosen in the everyday life. so, that point is absoluteley not true.
Indeed you know beer! I have never drank so many types of beer anywhere else. I was amazed to see that one can buy a beer mixed with almost any other non-alcoholic drink. I like putting some Cola in my beer but in Germany I can buy a bottle that’s already mixed.
I am an American German, and all I can say is yuck. If that is how it is in Germany, then I never want to go there.
It seems like you are all drunk off the concept of redeeming yourselves from the WWII days– by subscribing to liberal, filth-ridden behavior so they will leave you alone.
Those days are gone. You are Germany. You are no one’s bitch, so quit acting like it.
:sigh:
I miss Germany. Too bad it’s been made illegal for me as an American citizen to say that…
Maybe you can read the laws in regards to drugs and protitution the the Netherlands (Holland). They really are not all that they are cracked up to be. Unless by drugs you mean marijuana, as that is readily available and you can use it freely
I used to date a girl from Neuss, outside Dusseldorf, and was in Germany several times, these are just great. As an American I can tell you that your list will help lots of Americans.
Choos!
Hi i’m from germany and think the list ist not entirely right yes there is a list of names that you can’t choose for your children cause it would be torture for them to be named like “www.fuck-u.com” or somethin like that …don’t ask someone really tried to name his child like that….
then about the comment that women are stayin home or workin half time… bullshit!
maybe in the South /Southwest of germany but in the rest men and women are working equal ! and about the appointments in “Ämtern” .. you just have to go to an amt when your pass is running out and that happens just every 4 years !! you just have to go more often when you are jobless and then you got the time to go there
greetz Aru
PS: Adolf Hitler was Austrian not german ( Austria is the Land South from germany) and yes he is dead!!
Yeah true list! Hehe. Germany can be so nice..
Nice post and oh so true. Remember my army days when I was based In Heidelberg. Great time there..
While the beer is indeed better in Germany,(how could it not be?), I still prefer it cold. But then again, I am an American, what do I know about beer?
amazing posting, i liked it alot but…
soccer is not for chicks? i don’t know when this was written but obviously before the world championship 2006! at least here in baden-württemberg, the chicks are now even more fanatic than the guys ^^
and
we love rules?? well okay it seems like most of us are following them but i never met somebody who said “god i’m so satisfied by all these rules” and me n my friends are like a bunch of chaotic unorganized libertines..
Hey Kurt go back to your Stalag, nobody wants you here. The whole internet hates you.
I would love to visit your country. My great grandfather was a German immigrant. I’m Miller, but he was originally Mueller. I would hope I could have a fun time with local German people and really get a good feeling of the people along with a stout-ass non-dishwater German BEER. Thanks for the tips.
“When it comes to drugs, Germany is not much different from the US.”
Dude, you’re wrong on this. I lived in Cologne for 5 years and now I live in Texas (funny, two of the places that were mentioned) and I can assure you - they are very different when it comes to this.
If you get busted in the US… well, you’re busted and your life will suck after that. If you get busted in Germany (that’s a big IF), you’ll have it much easier than in the US.
Oh … one other thing I would add - Turkish kebab shops in Germany are like Mexican taco places in the US (southwest and california, at least) — meaning, all over the place.
Otherwise a good post.
drtito,
I have yet to go to Germany, but comparing Texas drug laws (Texas has ‘zero tolerance’ state laws and federal laws even for marijuana) is difficult. California is much more liberal and you could legally smoke marijuana through the eyes of the state with a prescription. These laws do not transition into federal laws though. I’m just saying that Texas is a harsh example of American laws. Every State and jurisdiction is different. I might also add that it would be harder to get said “drugs” in Texas given the harsh consequences given if caught distributing.
Its normal to spend time in queues here, or wait for appointments. When I first got to Germany, I would see long queues at the supermarket, and only 1 or 2 checkouts operating, so I thought the registers must have been down, or staff must have been sick, and went away to come back later, only to find the queues are still there. Its normal to have most of the checkouts closed, and to have to wait a while. Same when you have to register where you live at the local government offices. I went in and was told to wait, so I thought, ok I will come back later when they arent busy, but even if you do you still have to wait. Oh and most government offices are only open in the mornings around 4 days per week.
There are a lot of holidays in Germany, but its not actually that you get to use them for yourself. Because of the restrictive opening times, you actually have to take most of these holidays just to take care of your appointments, like at the finance amt, foreigner amt, etc etc. Sometimes you need to take a day off just to take care of the shopping if you have normal office hours and need something thats not on your way home. For most Germans its not a problem. Young people tend to stay at home till they get married, and so there mothers can do the errands, and in married couples the wife usually doesnt work or only works part time. In reality, the amount of holidays you actually get to use for your own time, are comparable to other countries.
A lot more traditional regarding womens roles, especially in “mens jobs”. I once asked a professor of engineering who taught at both a normal and a military university, what the ratio of women in his classes was. He said there were no women at all, and I said, oh ok, what about the normal university, and he said, oh I meant the normal university, of course theres no women in my military uni classes either! Very uncommen to see women in the military in germany.
Texans don’t all wear cowboy hats. In fact, very few do. And although W isn’t the brightest world leader, some Texans are actually somewhat smart.
Ha. When was this written? 1982? Our “pilsner” beers, derived from so-called German recipes, are certainly dishwater, but so much American beer these days is made in small towns (like Germany!) that it’s eclipsed “American” beer. My city alone has something like twenty breweries. But then, I don’t know if Portland is the “America” to which you refer.
Also, maybe write something about how if you want to check out the ladies, get ready for husky voices. Then there’s the armpit hair…I love Germany, though. I lived in Bad Kissingen for a few years (military, yes). Met some great friends, traveled everywhere by train, went to numerous summer fests in lots of little towns. And drank so much beer. So much. Noch ein pils, bitte.
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I have a strong objection to your first claim. Although I agree that Germany has beautiful-high standards when it concerns beer, that does not make Germany the only, sole authority on beer. An authority? Yes. The authority? No. I thank the German culture for its great contributions to the amazing drink, but reject your claim that the rest of the world categorically knows nothing of beer or brewing. That is to say I think your claim is a false one. I have several serious facts to prove my position:
If my head serves me correctly, it is true that the Czechs drink more beer per-person than everybody else in the world. Surely, Czechs also know something beer (pivo) too. Additionally, the Belgians, the Englishmen, and the Irishmen have all made contributions to the universe of beer.
Finally… the North Americans know tons about beer and make many good kinds. The most popular are aweful, like “Bud” and “Miller”… they are worse than dirty dishwater and an insult to beer… but in recent times there are good ones too. Some of the finest brews are now found in NA brew pubs and so forth. In fact, an Englishman, Michael “Beer Hunter” Jackson recognized Portland, Oregon as a candidate for “Beer Capital of the World” in 1999 because it contains 28 distinct breweries in the city. And Michael Jackson is not just anyone…he, in actuality… wrote the book on beer. He is one of the most important beer critiques ever to write about beer. I say that either Plzen, CR, or Praha, CR, or Portland, USA are the best places to drink beer with people who most appreciate the beverage. Although, I have never visited much of Bavaria or Belgium, two distinguished beer localities, so my comparison is not finished. –I’ll let you know when I do!
It is typical, in the States, that they just make delicious local versions of older European styles of beer but not only do they do just that. They also fabricate some newer ones that are unlike European beers–like Bell’s Two Hearted Ale from Michigan or another one that is called Fat Tire beer from Colorado. Finally, there are so many delicious brewpubs in Oregon, Washington State, and Montana that I can not even name all the types that are delicious. I suggest you come to the States and see it for yourself.
If you require further proof, please consult:
http://www.ratebeer.com/
http://www.ratebeer.com/RateBeerBest/BestBeers_012008.asp
You will note that many of the highest rated beers come from localities outside of Germany, including the previously mentioned.
Can you disagree with the facts I have exposed to you?
-Cheers!, Proust, Na zdravi!–
Jiri Hodny, a beer lover from Novy Jicin, Czech. But I currently study in Minnesota, USA.
Okay, just reading your post makes me want to go to Germany more. I mean you got me at “we know beer”. Lol. And the nipples thing is hilarious. I bet it would have been cool to spend one’s adolescent years in there. Oh and now that you mention it, the Autobahn sounded just a wee more interesting. I mean, I knew they has like a speed limit of 81mph, but now that you mention it meaning no speed limit, that is just a racer’s dream. I wonder how good enough the steep price of gasoline in there is as a deterrent in people actually driving a lot. German car makes like BMW and Audi as well as the slew of auto parts makers in there I think makes your country good resource for cars as well.
So to summarize. In Germany, they have the best booze, boobs and high speed car. Sounds like Fast and the Furious to me. Awesome man, just pure awesome.
I’m going to Germany with my friends in the next few months for an on site project. It will be my first time to another country. Anyway i have 20 days to explore Germany and some of the surrounding countries.we want to see Berlin we get there around the end of March First.So we land and Frankfurt and we are heading straight to Munich.What I’m trying to say since I’m under strict time constraints and while i want to most see and experience Germany where are the best locations? We want to drink of course, see the castles, meet German woman, and visit famous sites.Thanks for sharing this informative article.
hahah..that was hilarious. especially that wal-mart thing. I too get annoyed when some smiling at me without even knowing my name
This was pretty funny. I am from the US and have to been to a few countries in Europe but never to Germany. This list makes me want to go.
HI,
Thank you for the information. But i wanna know whether they give an information sheet(guidelines to follow) before entering in to the country. …just joking…. I like these three but most important is point no 18. because for camera mobile everything we use standard charger of 220v…
18.( We use 220/230 V instead of 110 V. Buy an adapter.
Seriously, you wouldn’t believe how many tourists come here unprepared.)then I like the no “5 and 9″
What about food.?? I think you have not mentioned about that…howz the food and price???
With respect to point 20: A few years ago I worked in Germany for a couple of months. As a New Zealander working for a British company I was asked by several Germans of my first impressions of the Germans. They didn’t seem too impressed when I said I was surprised to find the Germans almost identical to the Brits but with far nicer leather jackets.
Small but very useful list specially whom who going to visit Germany. thx for such list, bookmarked…
Well, Germany isn’t the only country where drugs aren’t allowed. This shouldn’t dazzle us this much. The only drug that I think it should be legalized is marijuana, and for medical purposes only.
Thanks for the tips. I am planning a trip next year!
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Correction: The nazi times are *not* gone. Each newer day they get far behind. It is a very different concept. Let’s not try to hide that very recent part of our European history. The footprint is just to big to say those times “are long gone”.
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